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The Express-News Downtown Blog
by Benjamin Olivio
http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/downtown/

Below are the latest posts from the San Antonio Express-News blog on downtown. Click on the title to view the full post on the Express-News site.

Travis Park ideas to be shared on Thursday

May 21, 2013 05:01pm

JERRY LARA / EXPRESS-NEWS Travis Park Public Meeting 6-7 p.m. Thursday, May 23 St. Anthony Hotel, 300 E. Travis St. A team from Project for Public Spaces, the New York-based urban planner, will share its ideas for how to reinvigorate Travis Park at a public meeting 6 p.m. Thursday at the St. Anthony Hotel. The [...]

Centro to tap into public improvement district

May 21, 2013 02:47pm

Centro Partnership, the nonprofit group the city of San Antonio created to lead the downtown revitalization effort, will likely gain its first stream of public money. On May 30, the City Council is expected to approve a 10-year renewal of the public improvement district (PID) for downtown. A renewal means an increase in the amount of money property owners are assessed based on property values, of which Centro will tap in to.

Third Brewsday goes local

May 20, 2013 09:51pm

Third Brewsday 5-9 p.m. Tuesday HemisFair Park For the first time, the Third Brewsday tasting at HemisFair Park will feature all local beer. Brews by Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling, The Granary ‘Cue & Brew, Branchline Brewery Co., Freetail Brewing Company, Blue Star Brewing Company and Alamo Beer will be showcased at the event 5-9 [...]

Townhome owners upset at SAHA’s affordable housing proposal at former Victoria Courts site

May 17, 2013 03:11pm

Some residents of the Artisan Park Townhomes, located on the site of the former Victoria Courts, are concerned about a plan by the San Antonio Housing Authority to build more affordable housing than what was original planned. The residents say they purchased their homes with assurances by SAHA that more for-sale units would be built [...]

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December, 2008

Urban crawling — Taking the Urban Spaces Tour

Dec 7, 2008

Friday night, there I was scarfing down bacon-wrapped chicken and drinking Alamo Beer at the Freidrich Building, the second stop of the Urban Spaces Tour, when I spotted Ben Brewer, the top enchilada of the Downtown Alliance, the organization who puts on the tour every year.

November, 2008

Demand still alive for downtown housing, developers say

Nov 28, 2008

While the market may not be booming with new residential projects these days, there are still opportunities to be had in San Antonio’s housing market.

July, 2008

A Photographic Test Of Your Downtown Knowledge How Many Do You Know?

Jul 22, 2008

Hotels, condos, offices, entertainment venues, restaurants and retail establishments have popped up, or
are currently popping up, all over downtown San Antonio. The center city hasn’t experienced growth of this magnitude in decades. Cranes, scaffolding and folks wearing hard hats dot the landscape. It is an exciting time.